"Lawyer embroiled in 'Merry Christmas' flap and ex-Gov. Cuomo employee and donor on short list for top NYS court judgeship": The New York Daily News has this blog post.Posted at 08:32 AM by Howard Bashman

Thursday, September 4, 2014

"Punish lawmakers over school funding? State high court hears McCleary arguments."This front page article appears in today's edition of The Olympian of Olympia, Washington.

"U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia to speak at CU-Boulder on Oct. 1": The University of Colorado Boulder today issued a news release that begins, "U.S. Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonin Scalia will deliver the fourth annual John Paul Stevens Lecture hosted by the Byron R. White Center and the University of Colorado Law School on Wednesday, Oct. 1."Posted at 11:09 PM by Howard Bashman

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

"Fired Wal-Mart workers say they have right to self-defense; Utah's high court considers whether store policies trump employees' right to defend themselves": The Salt Lake Tribune has this news update.

"That Time the President, the FBI, and a Moonlighting Supreme Court Justice Tried to Dig Up Dirt on a Movie Star": Jesse Walker has this post at Reason.com's "Hit & Run" blog about an article recently published in The Philadelphia Inquirer.Posted at 10:55 PM by Howard Bashman

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

"A Horrifying Miscarriage of Justice in North Carolina: How many times was Justice Antonin Scalia wrong about Henry Lee McCollum and the death penalty?" Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.Posted at 10:52 PM by Howard Bashman

"Distribution of Child Porn Conviction Rejected by Court": Gina Passarella of The Legal Intelligencer has an article that begins, "The Third Circuit has overturned the conviction of a man found guilty of distribution of child pornography because the images he placed in a folder on a file-sharing network were never viewed by anyone else." You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.

""Yelp! engaged in 'hard bargaining,' not extortion, appeals court says; A federal appeals court threw out a lawsuit filed by small business owners who accused Yelp! Inc. of attempting to extort advertising payments by manipulating reviews of their businesses": Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

"The latest really big screwup with PACER and CM/ECF requires a quick fix, then serious reflection, but not utter disdain for a judicial records system that is a triumph of good government": Senior U.S. District Judge Richard G. Kopf has this post today at his "Hercules and the Umpire" blog.Posted at 10:36 AM by Howard Bashman

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

"Arizona abortion case likely going to US Supreme Court": Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star has this news update.

"Appeals court hears arguments in Hollister Co. discrimination case": In late May 2014, The Denver Post published an article that begins, "Attorneys arguing in the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday sparred over whether beach-house-style entrances to Hollister Co. stores discriminate against the disabled."

"Constitution Check: What are the Supreme Court's options now on same-sex marriage?" Lyle Denniston has this post today at the "Constitution Daily" blog of the National Constitution Center.Posted at 11:09 AM by Howard Bashman

"Inspired by His Father's Activism, Tim Wu Is Running for Lieutenant Governor as an Outsider": David W. Chen has this article in today's edition of The New York Times.Posted at 09:31 PM by Howard Bashman